El Jalapeño Mexican Food Restaurant in Trenton, NJ, has quickly become one of our family's go to…read morespots whenever we're craving delicious Mexican cuisine. The food here is always fresh and flavorful, and you can really taste the quality of the ingredients in every dish. From the vibrant salsas to the perfectly seasoned meats, every bite is great and you can tell the care and authenticity that goes into their cooking. Whether you're in the mood for classic tacos, hearty burritos, or something more unique, you can't go wrong at El Jalapeño. Highly recommended! Some of our favorite dishes are, mixed grilled plate. Whole fried fish, their tacos. All great.

As always - delicious fresh food and warm service with a lively musical atmosphere. Highly…read morerecommend the Burrito Divorciado and the Taco Salad. Two simple dishes done right.

This place is a terrible option. Super super bland food. I really wish that the mall could have…read morefound a better Mexican place than this, I'd even take a Bubbakoo's which is really saying something. If my wife wants to go to the mall for Charley's or Popeye's and I want Mexican I make a detour to Chipotle or Moe's to bring inside instead. My favorite thing to eat in the world is a burrito but I've tried this place twice and I don't see a reason to give them a 3rd chance. Might as well eat the bag my wife's food comes in instead.

plain awful, ordered the nachos with steak , no flavor to the steak, steak was also dry and chewy…read moreif you could find it . way too much beans , just one sauce available and it tasted like Tostitos salsa , not even the guacamole had flavor . the burrito- was also tasteless , white rice in a burrito tasteless!!! spent 30 bucks and threw it out should of went to Taco Bell.

Poor hygiene habits. I order 2 bowls, before I was served the server was helping another customer…read morecheck out and looked like she was going to take off her gloves once she was done but once she passed a division she stopped and pretended remove her gloves. I was uncertain whether she changed her gloves or not because she passed that division, but it was literally seconds and she had gloves on so she would've had to have the same gloves. To be certain after she finished checking me out I observed her and noticed when she went to help the next person she never changed her gloves. She just went to help them after being on the register. I don't care whether a store looks nice or not. You have to have good hygiene. This kind of behavior shows there isn't good hygiene and nor do they care. All she had to do was be honest and then remake it. It's okay to make a mistake and just fix it. That's not a problem, but they're in denial of the conditions that they create and if you look at other complaints about hygiene, it's the same thing no washing hands no changing new gloves. Please listen to customers! Don't be defensive. I wish your business well. Change your gloves.

Great staff, great food, and this chain is always running promotions for rewards members. This…read moreMoe's is a lunch time frequent when working in the area.

The people are nice But why is the wait so long for steak? Isn't it the cooks job to make sure…read morethings are replenished in a timely fashion? I should not have to wait a half hour for steak. 10/15 at the most but an entire half hour is poor management skills

My family ordered, I was gonna go next-door to Halal guys. But the first person in the line Dashaun…read morewas so friendly, polite, & courteous that I changed my mind & ordered on account of his people skills.

I must say that the food at On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina is consistent. I haven't been…read morehere in 4 years due to its location from my home, but everything seemed the same. Service at @ 6 pm was excellent, as usual, and hats off to Cynthia, the bartender extraordinaire! The food and FREE nachos and salsa were great. My only issue was with the bar area crowd. They were extremely loud. The conversation and animation of some male customers during happy hour escalated to being bothersome and irritating. I don't know what this bar would be like later on in the night, but I would have liked a bouncer or manager to ask the main culprit to quiet down. I left after finishing my meal and didn't complain. I simply must be getting old.

Well, I went back, and had a great waiter, Tony, but the food was exponentially worse. No…read moreflavor...I mean bland, no dimension to anything, but at least the menu was shorter and the prices were higher. Now I go just to see how long this place can hang on. That they're still there is indeed impressive. The new menu eliminated some popular items, but they probably weren't profitable. At least they can pour a draft.

TLDR: inconsistent portions, middling level of ingredients…read more Qdoba advertises its "free guacamole" everywhere, but they're really stingy about it. In my group of four we each added guac to our bowls, and the biggest portion contained a tablespoon at most. I dug through my bowl and couldn't find any guac at all. Veggies and proteins are shown no care at all. The vegetables are chopped into massive chunks making them unpleasant to eat. The protein is also unevenly cut, making for some massive chunks. This is more of a personal opinion, but the birria beef did not have great flavor. I received a lot more of some ingredients than others in my group - all the orders seem inconsistent in the amount of ingredients. I came here for a deal, and this visit reminded me why I don't eat at Qdoba anymore. At this price point I'd rather go to Chipotle.

Poor customer service. Clean…read more TIP: Sign up for Qdoba points system. I only had 2 visits listed on my app and I already had 4k points accumulated. I was able to redeem FREE chips and quac and still had 3k+ points left on it. Give it a try. Before I even had a chance to speak to a worker behind the counter I could tell he/she did not want to be bothered. Every extra request was treated with a leave me alone attitude. Food was very well prepared and organized. It's in a great location, right by AMC theater and variety of unique shops within a mall. Thank you for reading this and I hope you find this helpful.

A quick shout out to Rich W for recon on this Mex place that replaces a fav of mine…read more Gone are the pastries and Mexican treats but it appears the food is just as good as the predecessor. First visit an easy chicken tacos plus guac and chips. Very good tacos with sear on the meat and nicely seasoned with white onion and cilantro. Guac was very good and they asked me about spice level, medium turned out to my liking with just a little jalapeño, I like that their version contains tomato. Friendly and professional staff, will be returning to try more things, update to follow.....

GuateMex is a small Mexican/Guatemalan place that took over the spot Chencha y Chole once…read moreinhabited. The menu should still look pretty familiar, as it's got just about everything your standard Mexican place would have. The differences are subtle, as with the excellent tasting Chile Relleno--the Mexican version is chicken and cheese, while the Chapin version is filled with jalapeño and cheese. The fish tacos, as should be all fish tacos, use deep fried fish. Fish pieces were on the smaller size, but the taco was still sufficiently filled. Avocado, lettuce and chopped tomato round out the toppings, along with a choice of two tasty salsas. They were very similar to the fish tacos served by Chencha y Chole. Good as they were (I'd get them again in a heartbeat), La Casona still owns the top spot as having the best fish tacos in town. The Torta Milanese had all the usual ingredients, but the beans, avocado and even the chicken were layered much thinner than I've had elsewhere. The bread was better than most places, but overall the thinness of the ingredients reflected in the flavor. I'd pass on this one in the future. Words can't sufficiently describe how much I enjoyed GuateMex's Flautas. Mine were filled with carnitas, perfectly deep fried to a crunchy deliciousness, and the green sauce was the right call for the topping. Just killer good. Please, do not order these for home delivery if they're going to sit steaming in a box and lose the crunch--that would be criminal. Eat them there (they've tables!) or pick them up yourself. You'll thank me later. All in all, they're a welcome contributor to the Latin food scene in the area, and a place that I'll continue to return to in the future.

We are so lucky to live in this area. We still have all these great mom and pops ....little holes…read morein the wall .....and restaurants run by generations of families that carry on a style of dining unlike corporate chains, where you know what you're going to get and how you're going to get it every time !! You will have a wonderful dining experience here and I don't think there's any single item in the menu that I wouldn't recommend that I've tried and I've tried a lot. And still working on it. If this menu and service remains at a level of quality that it has, I guarantee you will enjoy your experience

Owner and waiter were very nice! I remember the owner from another pizza location and he is always…read morevery pleasant and makes everyone feel like family! Parking is in the back. We ate outside, it can be a little noisy when trucks pass by, but it's still nice to grab a slice and catch up with good company.